Description

SE 1312 CHURCH STREET
9/35 (Honley)

16.1.67 Church of St Mary the
Virgin
(formerly listed as
Church of St Mary)
GV
II

North-east/south-west Gothic revival Church. 1843 by R D Chantrell, with alterations
in 1888 and addition in 1909. Hammer dressed stone, buttressed, with ashlar
dressings. Stone slate roof with ashlar roll-top copings. Hipped roofs to aisles.
Three sided apse to chancel with 1888 stained glass and small bellcote at roof apex.
Nave of 7 bays with clerestorey lights. Aisles with simple lancet lights with hood
moulds, some with stained glass. Stone porch at each end of south-west side. Four
tier bell tower with large pinnacles. Three-light louvred bell chamber. Clock face
to each side. Vestry and organ chamber added to north end, 1909. Interior: Arcades
of 7 bays on clustered colonnettes. Gallery at south-west end and extends for 5 bays
to each side. Colourful "wine-glass" type pulpit (1888). Restored stencilling to
chancel walls. Hammer beam trusses to roof. History: erected on site of chapels of
pre-1507 and of 1750. Reference and photograph in 'The History of Honley',
M A Jagger, 1914.

Listing NGR: SE1380412060

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26599997

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)